Yes, Nyong’o, Orengo, and Sifuna were temporarily barred from Bomas Tallying Centre

Claim

Anyang’ Nyong’o, James Orengo and Edwin Sifuna among Azimio leaders locked out of Bomas of Kenya as the tallying and verification of presidential results continues.

Rating Justification

The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is True.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We found a video posted on Ajaabu TV’s YouTube channel on August 14, 2022, showing a group of leaders affiliated with Azimio La Umoja One Kenya being denied access to the national tallying center as they attempted to enter.

We also checked mainstream media reports on the incident and found photos of the incident shared in an article by The Star, which also shows that the leaders and their supporters were eventually allowed in after a series of protests.

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False

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